House GOP support grows for ACA subsidies ahead of vote

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Childhood vaccine schedule slashed, ‘unknown risks’ of vaccination cited

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are unilaterally reducing the number of recommended pediatric immunizations in response to an order from President Trump, the most significant reshaping of the vaccine schedule since Trump took office and empowered health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of childhood shots.  Officials claim the new schedule is…

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STAT+: Kennedy, a longtime pharma critic, embraces Trump deal to expand access to obesity drugs

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was uncharacteristically chummy with pharma executives at the White House on Thursday as he cheered the Trump administration’s plan for lowering obesity medication prices. Kennedy has railed against drugmakers in the past, and his lifestyle-focused “Make America Healthy Again” movement has opposed Medicare coverage of GLP-1 weight…

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